Windows Setup creates log files for all actions that occur during installation. If you're experiencing problems installing Windows, check the log files to help troubleshoot the installation.
Windows Setup log files are available in the following directories:
X:\Windows\panther\
Log location before Setup can access the drive.
%WINDIR%\Panther
Log location of Setup actions after disk configuration.
%WINDIR%\Inf\Setupapi.log
Used to log Plug and Play device installations.
%WINDIR%\Memory.dmp
Location of memory dump from bug checks.
%WINDIR%\Minidump.dmp
Location of log minidumps from bug checks.
%WINDIR%\System32\Sysprep\Panther
Location of Sysprep logs.